How to relax in the swimming pool?

Holidays must be fun and relaxing. I'm glad to be back from this vacation and jump into the pool to cool it by the clock on the road. But what if you go into your garden just to discover that the sparkling blue pool is now a dark, algae-infected swamp? Here's how to prevent this from happening this summer.

First, do not rely on friends or neighbors. Just know how to do it! Especially if they do not have their own pool. And the odds of being forgotten.

If the pool is no longer working on a timer, get one. This saves you the most time. The pool operates around 12 hours a day, every day. If you do not have a timer and can not get there before you leave the holiday, let the pool keep on 24-7. The little extra you spend on electricity is worth it.

Make sure the water is in good balance. The best water equilibrium parameters are: pH 7.4 to 7.6, total alkalinity 100-140 ppm, calcium hardness 200-250 ppm. If the water balance is set correctly before your vacation, you do not have to worry too much about slipping even if you and your family have left for 2 weeks.

Vacuum before departure and thoroughly clean the pool. Brush, vacuum and clean all surfaces of the pool. Tighten the sand filter or thoroughly rinse the cartridge or DE (diaphragm filter nozzle). Do not forget to refill the DE filter for proper operation. Make sure that sufficient slow release chlorine tablets or sticks are added to the extractor or automatic chlorinating agent. If you typically use particulate chlorine to clean the pool, consider slow-release products in the glide of the pool, otherwise the pool will be excluded from chlorine and algae and the fight against bacteria. Figure about one pound of slow-release chlorine approx. 10,000 gallons or any part of it (ie a 14,000 gallon pool use full 2 ​​pounds instead of £ 1,4) every 5 days to be safe [19659002] Before you start, add a double dose of chlorine shock to the pool and a a double dose of high quality algae cider. Try to keep away from gallon-type algaecids, they're just drowning with too much water. Find and use algae with at least 40% of active ingredient or more. Copper-based algae are excellent for treating algae problems, but they are not the best when used as a preventative product.

Pools treated with biguanid products such as Baquacil or BioGuard Soft Swim must follow the abovementioned Balancing Procedure (Baqua Shock or Soft Swim "C") until the test strip level is "high" and adds the biguanid system algaeid double dose

If you normally use solar cells, consider removing the pool or at least thoroughly and thoroughly clean the solar panel. The water quality problem in many pools is the result of the "biofilms" of algae and bacteria that grow on the surface of the solar cell blanket. You do not even know they are there until you feel that little bitch. All you have to do is start the pool problem, which can be a mess and you can be cleansed when you return from a great vacation.

One last thing to consider before you want to vacation; if you do not yet use a boron product in the pool like BioGuard Optimizer Plus or Proteam Supreme, use it. The borates are great for algae to prevent chemicals. When used at the appropriate level of the pool (about 40-60 ppm in chlorine or bromine treatment pools and 50 to 80 ppm biguanide pools), the flowering of the algae virtually ceases. Borates also increase water buffering so that pH and total alkalinity do not affect large amounts of rain or other larger water in the pool. Pool owners and swimmers have also found that their skin, eyes and hair feel better in the pool water containing borates (eye cleaners use wrinkles with wrinkles).